Trinity Hymnal ‎#311

311. Father, again in Jesus' Name we meet

1 Father, again in Jesus' Name we meet,
And bow in penitence beneath thy feet:
Again to thee our feeble voices raise,
To sue for mercy, and to sing thy praise.

2 O we would bless thee for thy ceaseless care,
And all thy works from day to day declare:
Is not our life with hourly mercies crowned?
Does not thine arm encircle us around?

3 Alas, unworthy of thy boundless love,
Too oft with careless feet from thee we rove;
But now, encouraged by thy voice, we come,
Returning sinners to a Father's home.

4 O by that Name in whom all fulness dwells,
O by that love which ev'ry love excels,
O by that blood so freely shed for sin,
Open blest mercy's gate, and take us in.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Father, again in Jesus' Name we meet
• Author: Lady Lucy E. G. Whitmore (1824, St. 3, l. 2; St. 4, l. 4)
• Meter: 10. 10. 10. 10.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1961
• Scripture:
  Micah 7:18
  ;
  Luke 15:18
• Topic: Backsliding; The Church: The Opening of Worship; Protection; Repentance

Tune Information

• Name: LONGWOOD
• Composer: Sir Joseph Barnby (1872)
• Meter: 10. 10. 10. 10.
• Key: E Major